Whoever casts into the tideway of the Delaware Bay or River, above Bombay Hook Island or within 1/2 mile of the mouth of any navigable stream between the Island and the Delaware Breakwater or within 3 miles of the breakwater, any ballast, stone or other heavy articles shall be fined not more than $100.

Code 1852, § 1232; 16 Del. Laws, c. 310, § 1; Code 1915, § 2949; Code 1935, § 3457; 23 Del. C. 1953, § 1101